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FCC chairman cites $567 million in reduced contract ceilings, majority prospective; committee presses for realized savings and IT security fixes
Summary
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told the House Appropriations subcommittee the agency has reduced authorized contract ceilings by more than $567 million but acknowledged only a small portion is currently realized savings.
WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told the House Appropriations subcommittee the agency has reduced authorized contract ceilings by more than $567 million as part of an internal review but acknowledged only a small portion of that amount is already realized savings.
In his testimony, Carr said the cuts came mainly from IT contracts and duplicate services identified by an internal review group he established. "The main portion of those savings again was IT contracts where we had, licenses for services that we didn't need. We cut, duplicative services," Carr said.
What lawmakers heard: Ranking Member Steny Hoyer and other members pressed Carr for details about how much of the $567…
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